Tarzan's Desert Mystery, (Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan's Desert Mystery) (1943)
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During WWII, Johnny Weissmuller and his Tarzan character proved useful for Allied propaganda purposes. In the film Tarzan Triumphs, the plot had the ape man fighting Nazis in Africa. In Tarzan's Desert Mystery, released at the height of the war in 1943, he is once again battling Brownshirts in… More During WWII, Johnny Weissmuller and his Tarzan character proved useful for Allied propaganda purposes. In the film Tarzan Triumphs, the plot had the ape man fighting Nazis in Africa. In Tarzan's Desert Mystery, released at the height of the war in 1943, he is once again battling Brownshirts in the Libyan desert. Tarzan meets up with Connie Bryce (Nancy Kelly), an American showgirl, and tangles with mercenary Arabs, legions of Nazi warriors, a giant spider, and a bunch of dinosaurs who somehow escaped extinction. In short, it's Tarzan against every evil villain an American filmmaker could have imagined at the time. The film included Johnny Sheffield as Boy, Tarzan's son, along with Tarzan's customary sidekick Cheta the Chimp. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi
- Directed By
- Wilhelm Thiele
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 15, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
I give it a pass for being so goofy and entertaining and irresistible.
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Cast
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Johnny Weissmuller
as Tarzan
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Nancy Kelly
as Connie Bryce
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Johnny Sheffield
as Boy
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Otto Kruger
as Hendrix
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Joe Sawyer
as Karl
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Robert Lowery
as Prince Selim
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Lloyd Corrigan
as Sheik
- Cheta the Chimp
- Frank Puglia
- Philip Van Zandt
